What's New

by WIRED

The latest in-depth coverage covering the intersection of technology and culture will help you make sense of a world in constant transformation. Join us as we explore the ways technology is changing our lives.

Episodes

How Not to Get Brain-Eating Worms and Mercury Poisoning

8m · Published 10 May 11:00

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. had both a brain parasite and mercury poisoning at the same time. Just how rare is each condition? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OpenAI Is ‘Exploring’ How to Responsibly Generate AI Porn

5m · Published 09 May 11:00

OpenAI released draft guidelines for how it wants the AI technology inside ChatGPT to behave—and revealed that it’s exploring how to ‘responsibly’ generate explicit content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OpenAI Offers an Olive Branch to Artists Wary of Feeding AI Algorithms

7m · Published 08 May 11:00

ChatGPT developer OpenAI says that artists and other content owners will be able to request that their work be excluded from use in AI development. Many details of the scheme remain unclear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No One Knows How Far Bird Flu Has Spread

7m · Published 07 May 11:00

With little incentive for US farmers to test their cattle, and many undocumented laborers on dairy farms, the full scale of the outbreak is unclear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity

10m · Published 02 May 11:00

The Biden administration is asking tech companies to sign a pledge, obtained by WIRED, to improve their digital security, including reduced default password use and improved vulnerability disclosures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The White House Has a New Master Plan to Stop Worst-Case Scenarios

10m · Published 01 May 11:00

President Joe Biden will update the directives to protect US critical infrastructure against major threats, from cyberattacks to terrorism to climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Net Neutrality Returns to a Very Different Internet

8m · Published 30 Apr 11:00

The FCC voted 3-2 to restore net neutrality rules that had disappeared during the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Net Neutrality Returns to a Very Different Internet

8m · Published 29 Apr 11:00

The FCC voted 3-2 to restore net neutrality rules that had disappeared during the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ads for Explicit ‘AI Girlfriends’ Are Swarming Facebook and Instagram

10m · Published 26 Apr 11:00

WIRED found thousands of ads running on Meta’s social platforms promoting sexually explicit “AI girlfriend” apps. Some human sex workers say the platform unfairly polices their own posts more harshly.Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noncompetes Are Dead—and Tech Workers Are Free to Roam

7m · Published 25 Apr 11:00

A new rule from the US Federal Trade Commission invalidates most noncompete agreements, frequently used to bind tech workers. It could unlock higher wages, and more entrepreneurship and innovation.Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's New has 2460 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 234:33:46. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on March 26th 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 12th, 2024 13:42.